I spent most of my life religious—Christian, to be specific. Semi-recently, however, that small part of me died. Or maybe I killed it myself. I know one thing for sure, though: video games had a hand in it.»2/27/15 2:05pm Friday 2:05pm

Summoning monsters to do your bidding, recording their names in strange electronic tomes, holding millions of children in its thrall — is it any wonder the Christian community thought Satan might have had something to do with Pokémon's popularity? »12/13/14 7:30pm 12/13/14 7:30pm

Not all religions believe the world is going to end, but those that do rarely believe it's going to end pleasantly. Instead, most religions focus on the war, pain, death and general discomfort caused by the apocalypse. Here are six religious "end of days" scenarios we wouldn't mind being incorrect. »12/08/14 1:43pm 12/08/14 1:43pm

During typical Shinto festivals, you expect to see gods like Ebisu. You don't expect to see One Piece characters smashing into each other. Then again, this isn't your typical Shinto festival. »10/16/14 8:00am 10/16/14 8:00am

"Jesus, I can't even watch this," the man sitting next to me whispered, fidgeting in his seat. The screen in front of us played a home video of an infant child named Joel Green, gurgling happily as he played with a bunch of golden retriever puppies.»8/04/14 12:00pm 8/04/14 12:00pm

For Buddhist monks in Thailand, life is strict with loads of rules. Days are spent meditating and chanting. This apparent monk, however, spent his day doing something else. »7/25/14 5:40am 7/25/14 5:40am

Islamic­ influenced art and imagery has cropped up in games from Journey to Prince of Persia, but now a couple of game developers are out to prove that despite its conspicuous rarity in the medium, Islamic art lends itself brilliantly to game design. »4/16/14 5:00am 4/16/14 5:00am

Artist Dan Hernandez has an awesome new show up in New York City at the Kim Foster Gallery, combining Renaissance theology with the iconography of early computer game art—or Space Invaders by way of the Book of Genesis. »4/15/14 7:39pm 4/15/14 7:39pm

The Ise Grand Shrine is one of Japan's most important Shinto Shrines. This week, as the Emperor and Empress visit, the shrine is launching a new web animation with music from Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu. The tune might sound familiar. »3/26/14 6:30am 3/26/14 6:30am

If you've seen 21 Jump Street, you probably know about the Korean Jesus meme. But that's not just some internet thing. There is a Korean Jesus. And starting this month, you can see him on display in Seoul. »10/18/13 8:00am 10/18/13 8:00am

Remember those Left Behind holy-war video games made for the PC in the middle of the last decade? U.S. regulators just sued the company's founder, saying that he and a friend artificially inflated the firm's revenue figures through a stock kickback scheme. The founder says the government is discriminating against him. »9/25/13 7:00pm 9/25/13 7:00pm

How do you feel about the idea of gaming as religion? I wouldn't blame anyone for feeling skeptical, and yet it's difficult to disagree with many of the points Andy Robertson makes in this talk that compares gaming and religion. These things have a lot more in common than you'd think! »8/01/13 4:30pm 8/01/13 4:30pm

Photographer Sebastian Jespersen took some amazing cosplay photos at Comic-Con, which you can see here, but my favourite shot of his has nothing to do with dressing up. »7/24/13 12:30am 7/24/13 12:30am